Hard work, intelligence, and dedication are the primary factors that contribute to success in everything we do; therefore, many people do not believe in them. Quite a few become upset when someone comments or compliments them by saying,” you are lucky” , as it makes them wonder how their success can be attributed to a factor called “luck” when they have worked so hard to achieve.

Sri Lanka is flooded again. Not emotionally. Not metaphorically. Properly flooded. Homes underwater, roads gone missing, furniture floating away like it suddenly developed travel goals. Families carrying their entire life in one plastic bag. And in the middle of all this chaos, we have also lost lives, which is the part that hits the hardest and should never feel normal.

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women may fall on 25th November, but its urgency doesn’t belong to a single date. The reality is that violence, especially in its growing digital forms, remains a daily threat. Not a once-a-year conversation. That’s why this year’s theme, ’’UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls’’, still feels just as resonant now as it did on the 25th. Abuse has crept into the onlin

CentreStage Productions welcomed supporters and members of Sri Lanka’s arts and theatre community to an exclusive backstage experience of ’A Christmas Carol – The Musical’, a magical new show written and composed by Jehan Aloysius. The intimate evening hosted at the Director’s residence offered guests a rare behind-the-scenes experience of this highly anticipated production.

Directed by theatre veteran Jehan Aloysius, who not only helms the production but also embodies the central character, Mr Scrooge, ‘A Christmas Carol – The Musical’ marked a splendid beginning to Colombo’s Christmas celebrations this year. Based on one of Charles Dickens’ most famous tales, the adaptation brought the story to life on stage with a meticulously curated score and music also crafted by Aloysius, whose influence resonates throughout t

The past week in Sri Lanka unfolded in a way that left many people feeling slightly off-centre, even if they weren’t directly affected. The floods came quickly in some places, the landslides even faster in others, and everything in between was filled with alerts that shifted by the hour. Across districts, families found themselves doing the same quiet rituals: checking the sky, checking the phones, checking in with each other. There was chaos in

Christmas shopping for tech gadgets should be exciting, not overwhelming. Walk into any electronics store, and you’re bombarded with thousands of options, each promising to be the perfect gift. But here’s what nobody tells you: most tech gifts either duplicate what people already own or end up gathering dust after the initial excitement fades.

Brigadier J.P.A. ‘Japana’ Jayawardena (Rtd) leans back and smiles as he reflects on a lifetime immersed in the sport he loves. “I have lived rugby in every sense,” he says. “Player, coach, selector, referee, administrator, promoter – I have done it all. Not many can say they have gone the full circle.”

We have had over thirty nights’ stay at this seafront southern town or stretch of Koggala, both before and after the 2004 tsunami. It is thirty minutes from the south of Galle, in the heart of tourist routes further down the coast. Perhaps the highways have caused much of the traffic and business to bypass the area. With one of the longest beaches in Sri Lanka, it has always, ironically, been so quiet. There are fewer rooms on the beach strip now

Some restaurants let the food do the talking, and Choccan is one of those places. They’ve been lowkey since opening in September, with barely any marketing to speak of. So, finding a crowd of people waiting for seats during lunchtime told me everything I needed to know. This was all word-of-mouth magic, people talking about their experience and customers coming back for seconds. I had a feeling it was because of the food, and boy, was I about to